Tutorials
Discrete Semiconductor Kit Identification Guide
Get to know the contents of the SparkFun Discrete Semiconductor Kit.
LilyPad Buzzer Hookup Guide
How to hook up the LilyPad Buzzer and make sound with code.
LilyPad Light Sensor Hookup Guide
How to hook up the LilyPad Light Sensor as well as some project ideas and example code.
SAMD21 Mini/Dev Breakout Hookup Guide
An introduction to the Atmel ATSAMD21G18 microprocessor and our Mini and Pro R3 breakout boards. Level up your Arduino-skills with the powerful ARM Cortex M0+ processor.
MAX31855K Thermocouple Breakout Hookup Guide
Learn how to take readings with a k-type thermocouple using the MAX31855K cold-junction-compensated k-type thermocouple-to-digital converter.
ESP8266 Thing Development Board Hookup Guide
An overview of SparkFun's ESP8266 Thing Development Board - a development board for the Internet of Things.
LilyPad Reed Switch Hookup Guide
A guide to using the LilyPad Reed Switch breakout in your projects.
LilyPad Accelerometer Hookup Guide
How to hook up the LilyPad Accelerometer as well as some project ideas and example code
EL Wire Light-Up Dog Harness
Learn how to create a light-up dog harness using EL wire for when you need to take your four-legged friend for a walk in the dark.
Raspberry Pi SPI and I2C Tutorial
Learn how to use serial I2C and SPI buses on your Raspberry Pi using the wiringPi I/O library for C/C++ and spidev/smbus for Python.
Preassembled 40-pin Pi Wedge Hookup Guide
Using the Preassembled Pi Wedge to prototype with the Raspberry Pi B+.
MLX90614 IR Thermometer Hookup Guide
How to use the MLX90614 or our SparkFun IR Thermometer Evaluation Board to take temperatures remotely, over short distances.
Raspberry gPIo
How to use either Python or C++ to drive the I/O lines on a Raspberry Pi.
Choosing a LilyPad Arduino for Your Project
Not sure which LilyPad Arduino is right for you? We'll discuss the features of each and help you decide.
Touch Potentiometer Hookup Guide
Learn how to use the SparkFun Touch Potentiometer to control lighting, volume or other inputs in your daily life.
SparkFun BME280 Breakout Hookup Guide
A guide for connecting the BME280 sensor to a microcontroller, and for using the SparkFun Arduino library.
SparkFun Line Follower Array Hookup Guide
Learn how to connect the RedBot Line-Following Sensor Bar to an Arduino-type microcontroller. Use the example sketches to read data from the bar, and try out a simple line-following algorithm.
LSM303C 6DoF Hookup Guide
A basic guide to get started with the LSM303C 6 Degrees of Freedom Breakout.
CAN-BUS Shield Hookup Guide
A basic introduction to working with the CAN-Bus shield.
Getting Started with OBD-II
A general guide to the OBD-II protocols used for communication in automotive and industrial applications.
MIDI Tutorial
Understanding the Musical Instrument Digital Interface.
MIDI Shield Hookup Guide
How to assemble the SparkFun MIDI Shield, plus several example projects.
SparkFun Blocks for Intel® Edison - ADC V20
A quick overview of the features of the ADC Block.
Capacitor Kit Identification Guide
Learn how to identify and use a variety of capacitors using the SparkFun Capacitor Kit.